Russian troops began to increasingly change the tactics of drone strikes. At the same time, Ukrainian defenders have significantly improved their skills in repelling attacks.
Denis Lyashenko, a shooter of the mobile air defense group of the Northern Association of the National Guard of Ukraine, spoke about this.
Prior to the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, work experience The military man did not have experience with drones, so he had to master his specialty from scratch.
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According to him, the command quickly responded to the start of Russian UAV attacks and in the first days they began sending defenders to training grounds for theoretical and practical exercises . Now the effectiveness of shooting down enemy targets has increased significantly.
Shahed can be detected not only by sound, but also with the help of thermal imaging sights and powerful searchlights, the military notes. To shoot down enemy targets, they use weapons ranging from 5.45mm caliber to 12.7mm.
Lyashenko also added that now the Russians have begun to change the direction and course of drones more often.
— If earlier Shaheds flew almost in a straight line at a very low altitude, now the trajectory can change 10-20 times in an hour, — he said.
On the night of October 1, the Russian Federation attacked Ukraine with 30 Shahed-type attack drones, 16 UAVs were destroyed.
